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RAC
R 01 STARTS
IN EAST ST. LOUIS
I
Mob Estimated at Several
Thousand Swept Through
Down Town Section
EVERY NEGRO CAUGHT
WAS TERRIBLY BEATEN
30 In Hospitals and Some
May Die Troops Called
to Control Rioters
TROOPS ARE SENT
Springfield, III., May 29.
Companies I of Vnndulia, B of
Newton, L of Olney, P of Ben
ton, E of Carbondalo, all of the
, Fourth Infantry and Troop I),
First Cavalry of Springfield,
were ordered to East St. Louis
today under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Clayton, of
Vandalia.
The action in ordering out the
troops was taken upon the urg
ent request of the mayoT of East
St. Louis and the sheriff of St.
Clair county.
East St. Louis, III, May 29. Hun
dreds of negroes were fleeing East St.
T.ouis today, fearful of a repetition of
riots which last night resulted' in the
injury o'f at least a score of blacks.
A mob estimated at several thousand
ewept through the downtown section
wrecking saloons, pawnshops, resteer
ants and other places where blacks are
known to congregate and beating every
negro who happened in the path of the
throng. Street cars wero stopped and
negroes dragged off and slugged. Five
of the blacks were so severely beaten,
cut and shot that little hope is held for
their recovery.
Thirty negroes were in various hos
pitals suffering fractured skulls, cuts,
bruises and gunshot wounds. Police
estimated as many more were recover
ing from wounds at their homes.
The rioting started immediately fol
lowing a meeting at the city hall, pre
testing the importation of blacks from
the south to work in the packing houses
and munitions factories here.
Mayor Mollman today issued an or
der closing all pawnshops, hardware
stores and other establishments that
nell fire arms and ammunition. ,.
There were no indications that riot
ing would be resumed today. The po
lice, however, arc taking no chances and
nre making efforts to prevent congre
gating of bodies of negroes-
The police began rounding up all ne
groes in search for arms. Any negro
arrested for carrying weapons will be
nished direct to Belleville for trial in
the county court, instead of being ar
raigned in the justice courts here. .
Mollman has asked packers and oth
ers who have been hiring blacks recent
ly to stop the importation of negro help
from the south.
Negroes Mobilizing.
Springfield, 111., May 29. Attorney
General Briindage today received a
telegram from the state's attorney of
Ht. Clair county, informing him he is
despatching a " message to Governor
I.owden asking the state executive to
riinb troops to East St. Louis, to be used
Continued on Page Seven.)
ABE MARTIN I
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Cunseription has solved th' spring
suit question fer many a young maa.
fclmer Bad has quit goin' with his girl
till he kin save enough mosey-t marry
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SPECIAL ELECTION ON
CHARTERAMENDMENTS
18 CALLEDTOR JULY 9
Council Wrangles Oyer Tn
. creasing Salaries, But
Does Much Business
Ord'nces providing for reassess
ment1; roperty in the city of Salem,
provid ? for remonstrances to improve
ments, p 'iding for the foreclosure of
liens ag t property, and setting the
date for special city election were
passed a e special meeting of the
council la, ight.
Monday, ly 9, was selected as the
date for t. election, when the ordinances-
pass p at last night's meeting
will be vot in by the people. An
emergency declared to exist and
the ordinanet concerning the election
went into effect on approval by the
mayor, which was given last night.
The ordinance concerning reassessment,
remonstrance, and foreclosure of liens
will go into effect immediately on pas
sage by the people of the city.
The resignation of Councilman Mil
let wa3 accepted and Harvey L. Stan
ton elected to fill the vacancy and rep
resent the seventh ward. There were
two candidates .for the position H. L.
Stanton and III h. Clnrk. The former
received nine votes and the latter two.
Health, and Ftr
After the somewhat perfunctory bus
iness concerning the ordinances, the
councilmen had an amusing tilt con
cerning the proposal to increase the
firo department, and adjust the salary
of the deputy health officer.
This matter brought the city face to
face with the situation that is facing
(Continued on page three.)
Bargain Day Is Chief
Topic of Discussion in
Salem's Business Circles
Saturday, June 2, to Witness Activity in All Lines t
of Trade
The list is now practically complete
there is no article for which money
can be exchanged that cannot be found
in at least one of the 41 stores listed as
participating in Salem's first annual
Bargain day carnival.
From groceries to clothes, from autos
to wall paint, ice cream to hardware,
'fresh fish, shoes for all the family, fur
niture for the whole house, bicycles, din
ners or a chance to go to the show, are
all contained in Bargain day's offer
ings. ' Several times the question has been
asked, "Will thero be any other bar
gains offered outside of the stores listed
as participants in the Bargain day
movement f"
We answer that we have been assured
that a few stores whose names are not
entered on the list will have a number
of things on calo for this day at greatly
reduced prices.
We advise all who intend making
purchases on the day of days to study
carefully the advertising columns of the
Statesman and Capital Journal, for at
no time in the history of Salem has
there been the busy activity that next
Saturday will witness.
In the olden days when a balloon
ascension wrs scheduled for Saturday
afternoon the peoplo turned out to see
the sight, and often the merchants
closed their stores. When the man drop
ped ill the parachute, the show was
over.
Architects' Sketch
I'lang for the first unit of the big 1
fruit and vegetable evaporating plant ,
proposed by the Wittenburg-King eom-j
pany in Salem are being completed by i
Sutton t Whitney and construction on I
the unit will be commenced within ;
short time. The same architects' have'
charge of the work on the branch plant,
SOUTHERN WING
OF AUSTRIAN LINE
IS BEINGiTURNED
Italian Troops Advance Over
Fields Strewn With Aus
trian Dead
PRISONERS SAY WHOLE
DIVISIONS DESTROYED
Capture of Duino Which
Wou' d Open Way Along .
Coast Expected Soon
By John H. Hearley,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Rome, May ' 29. The southern wing
of the Austrian line was being slowly
turned today under the tremendous
leverage of General Cadorna's full
force of arms, exerted westward on
the Hermada plateau north of Duiiicr?
Duino itself, bounded on one side rjy
the Gulf of Trieste, is now sur
rounded on two other sides by the
Italian troops and all but detached
from the Austrian hold. The Italian
fighting line is within sight -of the
town's ruins.
(Continued on paffe throe.)
In this instnnco, the prices drop first
and then the show commences.
Many have confused the Bargain day
movement with Dollar day of previous
years.
Dollar day was a decided success, but
a dollar was the limit of the purchase.
On Bargain day there will be no limit,
and instead of saving a fractional part
of a dollar you may save many dollars
on your purchase.
Don't forget to engage your passage
to Salem early. Although the railroads
plan hauling extra coaches to accommo
date the traffic, they have no means of
ascertaining what amount of extra ac
commodations will be required.
Bargain day is now the topic of con
versation in every part of Marion and
adjoining counties- Practically every
one is planning to come, and Salem's
preparation-3 assure them of a hearty
welcome.
The following is a list of the stores
who by their generous co-operation have
made Salem's first annual Bargain day
possMo:
Barnes Cash Store
Drygoods, shoes, clothing.
Imperial Furniture Company,
Home furnishings, Victrolas and Vic
tor records.
The Price Shoe company
Ladies' and merf's shoes. -
Stockton's
General merchandise.
(Continued on nage three.)
of Great Evaporating Plant to Be Erected by Wittenhurg -
for The Dalles. The plant in Salem will
be on exceptionally large structure of
its type when completed in all units
It will cover a total ground area 100 by
700 feet, fireproof construction in the
firt story and basement. The gen
eral structure will be one story and
basement ouly, but there are two anits,
KEREN SKY STAKES
ALL ON HIS ABILITY
TO
Making fiery Appeals to
Army to Renew Fighting,
He Also Wins, Peasants
By William d) SUepherd
(United Press staff correspondent)
Pctrograd, May 29. The Lloyd-
George of Russia Minister of War Ke
rensky began today the supreme- test
of his own career and of new Russia's.
His new orders o the army, restoring
discipline by authorizing for punish
ment of offenders, including penal ser
vitude for deserters, became effective
in the orders of the day.
A popular idol throughout all Russia,
Kerensky is staking all on his ability
to incite Russia's army into fighting.
If the new Drovisional o-overnment. in
strong enough to back him up, his sup
porters believe he will succeed ,in ce
menting Russia into a cohesive, united
lorce.
In the meantime signs multiply that
the peasants whose initial insistnnce on
division of the land had for a time
threatened the internal safety of the
government, are realizing more and
more the necessity for unity of action.
The peasants congress in session to
day rejected almost unanimously a res
olution demanding immediate publica
tion or. til treaties signed by the old
regime in Russia and in emphatic terms
voiced disapproval of fraternization of
Russian troops with the enemy. The de
cision not to press for publication of
tne "secret treaties" is in strong sup
port of the government, which has
maintained that such action should not
be taken without consultation with Rus
sia's allies, although it favored in gen
eral the publication ot all future com'
pacts by the new regime.
Kerensky is still at the front, ex
horting the troops to fight. A new or
der issued by him was published here
today. It pleaded for total abstinance
from liquor in the army.
' ' Unless soldiers abstain from con
sumption of stores of liquor which they
discover, new Russia will be submerged
in a pool of alcohol to the accompani
ment of ineendiarUra and other out
rages, ' ' Kerensky declared. ' 'I demand
that the use of alcohol by soldiers and
officers be prevented."
ife 4c
STILL UN RECONSTRUCTED
Los Angeles, .Cal., May 29.
Even unto the third generations
runs the "unreconstructed reb
el" sentiments of the Neath
crys, "of Texas sun." And for
this reasou Miss' Mary Belle
Neathery, age 16, presented to
day a problem that baffled tho
principal and faculty of the San
Pedro high school. As a pupil in
the high school, Mary Bella re- :
fused to stand when tho class
was singing the "Star Spang
led Banner." Finally, when the
girl was obdurate to tho de
mands of the teachers, the mat
ter was taken to her mother,
Mrs. M. Neathery- This scion
of the south was explicit. "My
folks never surrendered to that
flag and there is no reason why
my girl should pay homage
to it," sho said.
'
PATROLMAN SUICIDES
Seattle, Wash., May 29. Dry Squad
Patrolman R- S. Kendall, chief liquor
investigator under Police Sergeant Put
nam's special squad, who mysteriously
disappeared from his home here Mon
day morning, was found dead with a re
volver in his lap, at the Reynolds hotel
htrt today. He had evidently commit
ted saicide following a nervous break
down. Kendall had arrested more men
for violating the dry law than any other
officer in Seattle.
'one for each end, to be 50 by 100 feet,
which will be two stories and basement
and more elaborate in their construction
than the remainder of the plant. The
first unit, which is now to go in, is one
!of these two-story portions planned for
' the general plant. The building will be
'at Market and Front streets, in Salem,
TRYING TO ALIGN
SOUTH AMERICA
AGAINST NORTH
German Propaganda Has
Proved a Boomerang In
Nearly Every Case
BRAZIL AND CHILI WILL
BREAK WITH GERMANY
Argentine Government Also
With Us But People An
gered by German Stories
Washington, May 29. Campaign ty
German propagandists to align South
and central American countries against
the United States, was exposed by the
state department today. -
In three of the southern republics the
propaganda has assumed menacing pro
portions. This is in Argentine, Venezu
ela and Colombia.
In Brazil the activity of the propa
gandists has proved a boomrang, cul
minating in the chamber of deputies
voting overwhelmingly to rcvoko the
declaration of neutrality as a forerun
ner to an actual declaration of war on
Germany bv Brazil.
Argentine has become a hotbed of
pro-German and anti-American propa
gandists, according to state department
information.
The aim of these propagandists was
branded by the stato department an
an effort to create irritation against
this country."
There is evidence that the propagan
da has been conducted directly from
Berlin by use or the cablo from Spain
to Buenos Aires.
German firms in Argentine have been
the agents of the Berlin, government in
stirring up anti-American feeling in
that country, it was officially declared
No official would say that this, cable
provided the means by which the news
of the departure of American destroy
ers reached Berlin in time to permit
mining of the port of arrival, but It
was accepted as a clue to the leak. '
Colombia Bore Oyer Panama
An inquiry by the United States of
the Argentine government to learn the
facts concerning reported embargo on
shipment of Argentine wheat to the al
lies was distorted by these propagand
ists into an attempt by the United
States to dictate Argentine policies, it
was declaied.
The government of Argentine has
had no part in encouraging this propa
ganda. In Colombia the anti-American feel
ing that he s existed since separation
of Panama has been fanned greatly by
German propagandists. A constant ef
fort has been made by German agents
since the United States entered . the
war to keep the Colombians stirred up.
In Venezuela, German propndandists
have revived the bitter feeling that
existed in the days of Castro's power,
as in Colombia, the insidious work of
the German propagandists has been ex
erted not on the government but" on
the people, in an effort to make the
neutrality of these countries nothing
more than a cloak for anti-American
pro-German sentiment.
Chile has repulsed tho German influ
ences. Indications are now that Chile
will join Brazil in war with (lermany.
This, it is expected, will have a sober
ing influence on the South American
countries.
Pat Connell and Frank Monnhan,
sheepmen of Morrow comity, recently
purchased 20(i9 ewes at an administra
tor's sale paying $10.73 a head. At
the same sale they bought 1200 Iambs
at $8.
and will serve as the headquartcr andj
parent aslant for tho fruit and vegetable;
evaporating industry which the Witten-
burg-King company is developing. The'
demands of the business are growing so,
steadily and rapidly that it was neees-J
sary in planning the plant to provide
BUSINESS MEN FAVOR
PLANKING THE BRIDGE
AND STOPPING FERRY
For 18 Months Service Cost
of Bridge and Ferry Would
Be About Same
The general sentiment of business
men who met last evening at the Com
mercial club to 'discuss the ferry prop
osition was that the Southern Pacific
railroad bridge should be planked. It
was shown that the ferry service was
very inadequate and will not in any
way care for tho business for the com
ing season, beginning with tho berry
season.
The b'idgc committee" composed of
('has. A. Park, F. G. Deckebach and P.
W,
Steuslotf reported that the South
era Pacific had not withdrawn its of
fer of permitting the bridge to be
planked and that the railroad wanted
only tho assurance that a contract
would be lot at once.
As the recent agreement between
Polk and Marion counties placed the
building of the bridge in the hands of
Marion county. Judge Bushey assured
the business men that It would be built
as soon as some legal forms of contract
were passed on and the proper time
all days bad elapsed tor advertising-
Tho $9,000 estimate of the committee
for tho cost of planking was regarded
as too low by Judge Bushey. But F.
W. Stcusloff, Joseph Baumgartner and
others urged that it was not the cost
of a few thousand extra that should
stand In the way of securing adequate
service across tue river.
Mustj Take Care of Traffic
Representatives of tho Hunt Cannery
and the Oregon Packing company were
interested in securing some means of
transportation within the next 30 days
as the berry season would be on with
in a month. '
Judge Bushey said he hoped to oper
ate a power ferry run by electricity
within a short time as the present for
ry wa rather dangerous. - i
Chas. A. Park called attention to the
dilficulty of getting on and off the
present ferry and that loads would
have to 'be greatly reduced,- especially
with the grade: on this, Bide. '
Fred W. Steusloff was for planking
the bridge and getting busy at once.
He thought it might be 18 months un
til the new bridge could be completed,
and that for the few thousand the
planking would cost, there should be no
haggling about the figures, but the
work should begin at once.' Considering
the amount of business that would have
to go away from Salem, he was not in
clined to delay matters just lor a few
thousand dollars.
If the railroad should ask for an in
demnifying bond, Joseph H. Albert
thought there -would be no-trouble in
getting the signature of 100 business
men interested.
County Would Help
In order that action might be taken
at once, a motion was carried that the
bridge committee confer once more
with the Southern Pacific officials and
with the county court, and that the
committee also securo estimates of the
cost of planking the railroad bridge.
Judge Bushey thought the county
could pay as much towards the cost of
planking as it would cost to run the
ferry about a year and a half. This
cost" for the past few weeks has been
$27.50 a day, although tho judgo
thought this could be made nearer $20,
The figures of the bridge committee
based on an 18 months proposition was
that it would cost $4,100 for guarding
the planked bridge and that the plank
ing would cost about $9000. That the
running of the ferry for the IS montliB
would cost $13,500, showing that from
a standpoint of cost, the two proposi
tions were about the same.
The committee will make a report
Thursday or Friday of this week and
if the railroad conditions can be met,
it is probable that the planking of the
bridge will begin within a week or so.
King Co. in Salem
Courtesy of The Oregonian.
for quickly increasing calls for floor
space and hence the expansive unit de
sign that has been developed. The first
unit, completed, will represent an out
lay of approximately $30,000 and the
entire plant when completed will repre
sent between $150,000 and $200,000, '
EXPEDITION BACK
FROM FOUR YEARS
IN ARCTIC LANDS
The McMillan Party Sent to
Verify Peary's Story About
Crockerland Is Safe
NEWS FROM SHETLAND
ISLANDS COMES TODAY
Though In Arctic for Four
Years None Died Made
1,500 Mile Sled Trip :
New. York, May 29 All members of
the MacMillnn-Crockerland expedition
are safe and well, none died during their
four year isolation in the frozen north,
and two of the explorers are already eu
route to civilization, after a l,ouo mi:o
doy sledge trip across an icy desert
Tins was revealed today in a cablegram
to the American ' Museum of Natural .
History, .which backed the enterprise. -The
cablegram was from Dr. Har
rison J. Hunjt, surgeon of the party.
He Bent it from Thorshaven, in the Fa
roe Islands, where he has arrived on
the steamer Hanscgede, on his way to.
Copenhagen.
The message said: -"MacMillan,
Comer, Small, Hovey at
Etah. Steamer Denmark in North Star
bav. Ekblaw at Godhaven."
Terse as it was, the cablegram gave
those in touch with the expedition an
inkling of the story behind it, bringing
to civilization another romanee of thn
north, n talo of three years hardships
and suffering, f
Etah, whore most of the party re
mains, Is the northcrnmaat headquar
ters of the expedition. The Bteaner Dan
mark, reported at North Star bay, i
150 miles south of Etah, but within
easy Medeine distance. Thn Danmarlc
was the Inst reliof ship dispatched to
aid the lost explorers. It carried a
year's provisions, which have probably
been sledged to Etch, thus relieving thn
hunger of the men who have just emerg
ed from the long Arctie night. '.
Long Sledge Trip. ,
I.eavinff their companions at Etah,
Hunt and Eckblaw, geologists of the ex
nedition. traveled 1,500 miles by sledge
across Melville bay to Godhaven on tba
Greenland coust, in a dash Tor civiliza
tion. They were probably unable to us
the Denmark ae it would be frozen at
this season. Arriving at Godhaven Kk- ,
blaw remained, while Dr. Hunt sailed
for Copenhagen.
At Thors Haven he sent his message,
the first word received since July 10,
1916, before the last six months or
darkness closed down on the men.
- Museum officials here believe Hunt
should be in Copenhagen in a few days
and in New York a month later. In
nse those remaining at Etah are unable
to come without more help, another re
lief Bhiu the Neptone will sail from
St. Johns, N. F., and go to their rescue
in July. In 1,500 mile dog sledge route
across the freezing wilderness of Mel
ville bav is the same one as followed by-
Professor Tanqueray, Ensign Green and
Jerome Lee Allen, when they dashed
cut last year. Dr. Hunt and fcbiaw
had no means of knowing whether thes
men survived the trip, or whether their
bodies would be found in the trncklcsa
waste.
Great Hardships Borne
Dr. E. O. Hovey, curator of geology
at the museum, and Captain George.
Comer, mentioned in Hunt's cablegram,
were members of the first relief expe
dition sent after the original party.
Their ship was smashed in the pack ice
and the mysterious North swallowed
them up, their fate remaining unknown
until it was definitely learned they had.
survived desperate hardships and after
a long trip effected a junction wun tna
main party.
win Av.,..,i;t!,,n tumilpd bv Dnnalil H.
MacMillan, sailed from New Yorl on
the steamship Diana, July .1, 191J. Aft
er the greatest hardships, during which
some members perished and others wer
sent out in search of relief, several at
tempts were made to resceu those re
maining. The cablegram receivea many hi. ion
Mueum-of Natural History stated that
Harrison J. Hunt was returning to C-
(Continued on page two.)
TUJ7 UTTllt"0
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UiLi HLiltimil
Oregon: Partly
cloudy tonight
and Wedaesday;
n o r t kwcsterl
winds.
(Tvvant ro seel
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